Cochlear Implant Procedure
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $31,142 per procedure at 133 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $28,871 and $32,658.
Also known as: Cochlear implant, hearing implant
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $31,142
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $28,871–$32,658
- Medicare’s share
- $29,489
- Average billed charge
- $138,569
- Hospitals reporting
- 133
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132 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024; showing 1–50. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital | 53 | $11,758 | 62% below the national average | $9,332 | $121,955 |
| UF Health Shands Hospital | 39 | $20,272 | 35% below the national average | $18,189 | $122,122 |
| West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc | 21 | $25,466 | 18% below the national average | $23,834 | $96,557 |
| MUSC Medical Center | 50 | $26,180 | 16% below the national average | $24,544 | $109,119 |
| Lee Memorial Hospital | 23 | $26,343 | 15% below the national average | $24,524 | $173,619 |
| Parkwest Medical Center | 28 | $26,650 | 14% below the national average | $25,006 | $135,368 |
| Saint Francis Hospital, Inc | 25 | $27,323 | 12% below the national average | $25,691 | $95,870 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | 89 | $27,343 | 12% below the national average | $25,710 | $109,490 |
| Legent Surgical Hospital Plano | 11 | $27,501 | 12% below the national average | $25,869 | $357,082 |
| ProMedica Toledo Hospital | 13 | $27,684 | 11% below the national average | $26,052 | $152,991 |
| University Of Arkansas Medical Sciences | 30 | $27,759 | 11% below the national average | $26,127 | $84,920 |
| Ochsner Medical Center Acute | 11 | $27,800 | 11% below the national average | $26,168 | $134,694 |
| UH Cleveland Medical Center | 37 | $27,816 | 11% below the national average | $26,184 | $92,437 |
| Prisma Health Richland Hospital | 33 | $27,911 | 10% below the national average | $26,274 | $130,265 |
| St Vincent's Birmingham | 13 | $27,913 | 10% below the national average | $26,281 | $84,095 |
| University Of Alabama Hospital | 16 | $27,913 | 10% below the national average | $26,281 | $73,731 |
| University Of Mississippi Medical Center | 13 | $27,991 | 10% below the national average | $26,359 | $61,162 |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield | 11 | $28,115 | About average | $26,483 | $127,273 |
| Methodist Hospitals Of Memphis | 26 | $28,145 | About average | $26,513 | $87,256 |
| Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical Center | 16 | $28,272 | About average | $26,625 | $109,931 |
| University Of Missouri Health Care | 13 | $28,452 | About average | $26,820 | $125,829 |
| Cleveland Clinic | 29 | $28,544 | About average | $26,912 | $88,196 |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc. | 30 | $28,546 | About average | $26,914 | $74,151 |
| Norton Hospitals, Inc | 13 | $28,574 | About average | $26,942 | $328,876 |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center | 17 | $28,602 | About average | $26,968 | $105,676 |
| University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | 76 | $28,750 | About average | $27,129 | $83,772 |
| Community Hospital, LLC | 22 | $28,807 | About average | $27,175 | $114,823 |
| SSM Health St Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City | 24 | $28,807 | About average | $27,175 | $140,280 |
| Integris Health Edmond Hospital | 13 | $28,807 | About average | $27,170 | $123,398 |
| Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital And Mary & Elizabeth Hospital | 14 | $28,807 | About average | $27,169 | $225,941 |
| Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital | 16 | $28,841 | About average | $27,209 | $128,197 |
| Prisma Health Patewood Hospital | 32 | $28,841 | About average | $27,201 | $132,217 |
| Medical College Of Virginia Hospitals | 21 | $28,848 | About average | $27,216 | $102,990 |
| Ascentist Hospital LLC | 84 | $28,871 | About average | $27,239 | $259,101 |
| The Medical Center (Bowling Green) | 16 | $28,888 | About average | $27,256 | $151,998 |
| Mainehealth Maine Medical Center | 12 | $28,931 | About average | $27,299 | $240,872 |
| University Of Kentucky Hospital | 25 | $28,955 | About average | $27,317 | $113,158 |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital | 14 | $29,092 | About average | $27,460 | $99,423 |
| Indiana University Health | 22 | $29,154 | About average | $27,511 | $120,755 |
| Kettering Health Dayton | 16 | $29,267 | About average | $27,625 | $146,006 |
| University Of Kansas Hospital | 37 | $29,307 | About average | $27,675 | $165,283 |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin | 13 | $29,429 | About average | $27,797 | $217,302 |
| M Health Fairview University Of Mn Medical Center | 15 | $29,450 | About average | $27,813 | $102,783 |
| NorthShore University HealthSystem - Evanston Hospital | 18 | $29,499 | About average | $27,867 | $132,821 |
| UNC Hospitals | 82 | $29,552 | About average | $27,932 | $56,050 |
| UNM Hospital | 12 | $29,592 | About average | $27,953 | $48,742 |
| St Luke's Regional Medical Center | 48 | $29,635 | About average | $27,996 | $70,991 |
| McLaren Bay Region | 19 | $29,799 | About average | $28,167 | $124,211 |
| Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield And Novi | 45 | $29,855 | About average | $28,223 | $82,016 |
| Billings Clinic Hospital | 13 | $29,901 | About average | $28,198 | $66,288 |
National trend
Average payment and billed charge per procedure, and how many Medicare procedures were reported each year.
- Average payment
- Average billed charge
View data as a table
| Year of care | Average payment | Average billed charge |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $33K | $116K |
| 2021 | $34K | $118K |
| 2022 | $34K | $123K |
| 2023 | $32K | $128K |
| 2024 | $31K | $139K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 44 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 3 | 77 | $16,913 | $19,937–$28,284 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 21 | $25,466 | $25,466–$25,466 |
| Tennessee | 3 | 143 | $27,353 | $26,997–$27,744 |
| South Carolina | 4 | 131 | $27,591 | $27,478–$28,841 |
| Alabama | 2 | 29 | $27,913 | $27,913–$27,913 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 13 | $27,991 | $27,991–$27,991 |
| Louisiana | 2 | 27 | $28,079 | $27,918–$28,154 |
| Florida | 8 | 222 | $28,118 | $29,300–$30,285 |
| Oklahoma | 4 | 84 | $28,365 | $28,436–$28,807 |
| Iowa | 2 | 93 | $28,723 | $28,639–$28,713 |
| Ohio | 5 | 135 | $28,781 | $27,816–$29,267 |
| Arkansas | 2 | 46 | $28,786 | $28,497–$29,973 |
| Kentucky | 4 | 68 | $28,836 | $28,749–$28,905 |
| Kansas | 3 | 151 | $28,913 | $28,708–$29,089 |
| Maine | 1 | 12 | $28,931 | $28,931–$28,931 |
| Indiana | 2 | 41 | $29,546 | $29,365–$29,789 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 12 | $29,592 | $29,592–$29,592 |
| Idaho | 1 | 48 | $29,635 | $29,635–$29,635 |
| Virginia | 3 | 69 | $29,809 | $28,970–$29,896 |
| North Carolina | 5 | 157 | $29,926 | $30,043–$30,475 |
| Utah | 2 | 48 | $29,951 | $29,951–$29,951 |
| Michigan | 3 | 77 | $30,022 | $29,827–$30,392 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 27 | $30,128 | $30,128–$30,128 |
| Texas | 6 | 96 | $30,164 | $29,594–$31,001 |
| Georgia | 4 | 79 | $30,721 | $30,764–$31,028 |
| North Dakota | 1 | 45 | $30,807 | $30,807–$30,807 |
| Montana | 3 | 49 | $30,991 | $30,623–$31,392 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 55 | $31,093 | $30,656–$31,335 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 22 | $31,345 | $31,345–$31,345 |
| Illinois | 7 | 112 | $31,526 | $31,089–$32,515 |
| Colorado | 3 | 103 | $31,826 | $31,826–$31,826 |
| Arizona | 6 | 133 | $32,419 | $32,600–$32,600 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | 75 | $32,643 | $32,237–$33,135 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 24 | $32,777 | $32,777–$32,777 |
| Washington | 2 | 30 | $33,506 | $33,497–$33,534 |
| Delaware | 1 | 12 | $33,541 | $33,541–$33,541 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 86 | $33,568 | $30,697–$33,191 |
| Alaska | 1 | 16 | $34,505 | $34,505–$34,505 |
| New Jersey | 2 | 23 | $34,804 | $34,719–$34,905 |
| Oregon | 2 | 49 | $35,076 | $35,076–$35,076 |
| Massachusetts | 4 | 116 | $35,901 | $35,901–$35,901 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 15 | $36,447 | $36,447–$36,447 |
| New York | 7 | 128 | $36,718 | $35,443–$37,845 |
| California | 10 | 241 | $42,990 | $41,094–$42,431 |
About these numbers
Average payment is what Medicare paid plus the patient’s deductible and coinsurance (and any other insurer), averaged over the hospital’s Medicare cases. It covers the hospital’s part of the care; doctors bill separately. For outpatient procedures it is Medicare’s allowed amount, which leaves out extra “outlier” payments for unusually costly cases; those are shown under the hospital name where CMS reported any, and included in the CSV. Billed charges are the hospital’s list prices, which few patients pay.
Medicare sets its payments by formula, adjusting for local wages, teaching programs, the share of low-income patients and unusually costly cases. Those adjustments drive most differences between hospitals, so a lower payment doesn’t mean better or worse care, and Medicare patients’ own costs usually vary much less than the totals. Private insurance pays different, usually higher, prices.
Source: CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (Medicare fee-for-service claims). CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 procedures. More in the glossary.